Cave Skills Workshop
2-Day Workshop – Minimum 16 Hours
Ratio: 1:6 max
Price: £75 per person
Ideal for people with little knowledge of caving or those just getting into it.
Day 1: Indoor classroom session in the morning, followed by a walk and talk through a cave and on the surface.
Day 2: Morning session in the training barn and afternoon practice in a cave with ropework.
Subjects Covered
Personal caving gear
Items to take into a cave
Cave formations and how caves are formed
Survey reading, compass use, navigation skills
Surface navigation, research, and finding a cave
Catchment areas, flooding, and associated risks
Weather forecasting and further planning
Radon, pollution in caves, Weil’s Disease, ticks
Basic cave first aid, planning, callouts
Suitable anchor points, knots
Handlines, assisted lines, belays
Spotting: when and how
Leader position within a group
Selecting a cave for a group, information gathering